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THE  LIBRARY 

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THE  UNIVERSITY 

OF  CALIFORNIA 

LOS  ANGELES 


TALMUDIC    SAYINGS 


SELECTED  AND  ARRANGED  UNDER  APPROPRIATE  HEADS. 


REV,    HENRY    COHEN, 


GALVESTON,      TEXAS 


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Rev.   Henry  Cohen, 

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•  Let  the  fear  oi  thy  iustnietor  be  as  the  fear  of  Heaven." 

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PREFACE. 

Believing  that  little  is  known  of  the  Tal- 
mud (313  B.  C.-498  C.  E.)  by  English-speaking 
people,  I  have  ventured  to  compile  these  few 
hundred  quotations.  To  many  thousands  of 
Jews  and  Christians,  the  Talmud  is  hut  a 
name,  and,  in  these  busy  times  when  one  who 
is  not  a  Rabinic  student,  can  hardly  hope  to 
drink  deeply  at  the  fountain  of  Talmudic  lore, 
a  collection  of  maxims,  proverbs  and  sayings 
from  the  Talmud — characteristic  of  that  whole 
stupendous  work  —  is  not  out  of  place.  A 
glance  through  these  pages  will  at  once  show 
the  })urity  of  Jewish  moral  teachings,  and  bring 
home  to  the  uninitiated,  some  of  the  beauties 
of  Jewish  Ethics. 

The  work  consists  strictly  of  Talmudic 
sayings,  as  the  title  states;  no  specific  com- 
mands of   the  Pentateuch,    or   proverbs    of   the 


VI. 


hagiographists  fiiKl  :i  i)lace  tlierein.  The  traiis- 
latrons  are  as  literal  as  consonant  with  the 
l)ro})er  use  of  tlie  English  language  — a  free 
rendition  being  given  when  the  exact  transla- 
tion of  the  quotation  would  sound  strangely, 
or  be  entirely  incomprehensible  to  those  un- 
acquainted with  the  manners,  customs  and  en- 
vironment of  the  editors  of  the  Talmud.  As  will 
be  seen,  the  subjects  are  alphabetically  arranged. 
The  *'  headings  "  are  as  comprehensive  as  the 
general  run  of  Quotation -book  titles  usually 
are.  In  two  instances,  and  for  reasons  which 
are  obvious,  the  same  text  has  been  ])laced 
under  two  captions.  It  needs  but  a  short 
acquaintance  with  the  book  to  enable  the 
reader  to  locate  exactly  an  approi)riate  saying 
for  any  subject  that  he  may  wish  to  illustrate. 
For  special  English  renditions,  I  have  laid 
under  contribution  tin;  following  works,  whose 
authors  and  publishers  I  parlitiularly  wish  to 
thank.       "  Tracts    of    the    Association     for    the 


VII. 


Dittusiou  of  Religious  Knowledge,"  "The  Three- 
fold Cord  "  (Rev.  B.  Spiers'),  "  Literary  Remains 
of  Emanuel  Deutch,"  and  "  Der  Wahre  Talmud- 
jude "    (Albert  Katz),  translated    into    English 

by  the  undersigned. 

Henry   Cohen. 

Galveston,  Texas,  October  1894. 


CONTENTS. 

Page. 

Adversity,            ...           -           -  1 

Agriculture,              -           -           -           -  2 

Anger,       -           -           -           -           -         ••"  ^ 

Appearances,             .           .           .           .  4-5 

Benevolence,       .            -            -           -           -  6-7 

Charity,          -----  8-9 

Cleanliness,          -----  0 

Commerce,     -----  10-11 

Companionship,              -            -            -            ■  12-lo 

Conduct,         -----  14-15 

Contentment,      .            -            -            -            -  16 

Cruelty,          -----  17 

Damage,               -----  18 

Death,             -----  19-20 

Deceit,      ------  21 

Discord,          -----  22 

Enmity,                -----  22 

Example,        -----  23 

Fellow-Creature,             -            ■            -            -  24-2.) 

Filial  Affection,        -            -            -            -  26 


Flattery,                -                          -             -             -  L'7 

Friendship,    -----  28 

Future  Life — Immortiility,       -                         -  29 

God— Holy  Law,                    -            -            -  30-31 

Guilt, 32 

Haughtiness,  sec  Pride,      -            -            -  (iS 

Home,        ------  33 

Honesty,         -----  33 

Honor,       ------  34 

Hospitality,                -            -            -            -  35 

Humility,             -            -            .           .           -  36 

Hypocrisy,     -----  3(3-37 

Idleness,              -           .           -           .           .  37 

Ignorance,  see  Knowledge,            -            -  4(1  to  48 

Immortality,  see  Future  Life,            -            -  21) 

Ingratitude,               .            -            .            .  38 

Insolence,             .....  38-39 

Instruction,                -            -            -            -  39  to  43 

Justice,     .----.  44-45 

Knowledge— Ignorance,      -             -             -  4(1  to  4S 

Life,           ------  49-50 

Loans,              ...             -             -  51 

Love,          -.-..-  52 


xr. 


>rarriiii?t'.        -  -  -  "  " 

MiTcy,       -  -  ■  "  ' 

Moderation,  ...  -  5 


Modesty, 


Old  Age— Youth. 
Parental  Duties. 
Passion,    - 
Patriotism.     - 
Peace, 


Prayer, 

Pride — Haughtiness, 


I'ase. 
52  to  55 
56 


58 


Oaths— Vows,  -  -  -  -  ''^''^O 


60 
61 
62 
63 
64 


Penury,  see  Poverty,  -  -  '  o'^ 

Poverty— Penury.  -  -  -  -  ^''^ 


()6-67 
68' 


Pu))lic  Opinion,        -            -            -            -  ()9 

Recompense— Revenge,            -            -  -               "0 

Religion,         -----  d 

Repentance.        -            •            •            "  "                '- 

Reproof,         -  -  -  "  "  '^ 

74 

70 


Resignation,        -  -  -  -  - 

Revenge,  see  Recompense. 

Riches,      ------  75 

Righteousness.  -  -  -  "  "6 


XTI. 


Robbery. 


Usury, 


Pnge. 
77 


Secrecy,         -           -           -           "           "  '^ 

Silence,  see  Speech,       -            -           -           -  /9 

Sin,      ------  80 

Slander,  see  Speech.      -            -            -            "  82-83 

Slaveholding,             .            -            -            -  81 

Speech— Slander,            -           -           -           -  i^'2-^^ 

Temptation,                -            -            -            "  8"* 

Q  I 

Testimony,           -            -            -            "            ■  ""* 

Tolerance.      -----  ^'"^ 

Truth,       ------ 

Usefulness.    -----  '"^ 


86 


88 


Vows,  see  Oaths.      -            -            -            -  -''^-O*^ 

Wisdom.                -----  ^'-^-''^ 

Wnrk.              .....  <lltoi)8 

Workrnini.             -              -             -  "^ 

Voiilli.  s.'c  Ohl   .\i,'c.                           -  '••' 


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TALMUDIC    SAYINGS. 


A  D  V  E  R  S  I  T  V. 


Adversity  is  the  true  school  of  the  mind. 

A  man  shouM  be  opposed  to  taking  ahns,  as  well 
as  to  being  a  burden  on  the  community. 

To  him  who  is  dependent  upon  his  neighbor's 
table,  th(^  world  looks  dark. 

It  is  better  to  become  a  menial  than  live  upon 
the  charity  of  others. 

He  wdio  pretends  to  be  halt  or  l)lind,  in  order  to 
appeal  to  popular  sympathy,  will  be  afflicted 
•        with  these  infirmities  sooner  or  later. 


A  n  R  I  C  U  L  T  U  R  E . 

He  who  possesses  no  land  is  no  man. 
it 

Wliat  enjoyment  has  lie  wlio  continually  craves 
mon(\v,  but  i)ossesses  no  laml  ? 

Cultivate  your  field,  and  do  not  l)uy  your  com- 
modities at  the  market,  even  if  you  l)elieve 
it  to  l)e  cheaper. 


It  is  not  rif^ht  to  sell  your  lield  to  l)uy  cattle  or 
tools  unless  poverty  compels  you. 

If  you  rent  <i'i'ound  fi'om  your  nciirhhor,  cultivate 
it  as  if  it  were  y<iur  own. 

■k  * 

lie  ulio  walks  over  his  cstati;  daily,  finds  a  coin 
daily.  • 


A  N  G  E  R  . 

l*>e  not  jirovoked  to  anger,  and  tliou  wilt  not  sin. 

He  who  gives  way  to  anger  in  oi'der  to  revenge 
himself  upon  anyone,  destroys  his  own 
liouse.  :!. 

■•k  -A- 

ITe  whom  it  is  diflienlt  to  {)rovoke  to  anger,  hut 
easy  to  pacify,  is  i)ious ;  hut  he  wlio  is  easil}' 
provoked,  and  with  difficulty  pacified,  is 
wicked.  ^ 

He  who  curl)s  his  wrath  merits  forgiveness  for 
his  sins.  ^^ 

The  sins  of  the  had-temjjered  are  grefiter  than 
his  merits.  ,_^ 

Anger  showeth  the  character  of  the  man. 

*    '"  ■;•! 
When  the  wise  is  angr}'  he  is  wise  no  longer. 

■•k 

Anger  profiteth  no))odv. 


4 
APPEAR  A  NOES. 

L(iok  not  at  the  Hask,  but  at  its  content?. 

Few  are  they  wiio  see  tlieir  own  faults. 

Judge    not   tliy   neiglibor   until   thou   hast  been 
placed  in  his  position. 

V:  -It 

The  rose  grows  among  thoviis. 

AFan  sees  the  niott^  in    his    n(Mgh!)or"s    eye,    but 
kuows  not  of  the  ])eani  in  his  own. 

*       * 
One  man  cats  and  another  says  grace. 

'rh<'  soldiers  (iglil,  and  the  kings  ai'f  heroes. 


Two  pieces  of  coin  in  one  bag  make  more  noise 
than  a  hundred. 


Unhappy  is  he  who  mistakes  the  branch  for  tlie 
tree,  the  shadow  for  the  substance. 


Judge  everybody  favorably. 


Judge   a   man   by  his    deeds,    and    not    by    liis 
words. 


BENEVOLENCE 


If  thou  hast  cuimnenced  a  good  action,  leave  it 
not  incoiiijjlete. 

He  who  induces  his  neighljor  to  perl'oriu  a  gooil 
action,  shares  tlie  niei"it. 

*   '"  * 
He  wiio    performs  a  single    good    action,    gains 
f(n-  himself  an  advocate  ;    he  who  commits 
a   single   sin,    procures    I'or   himself  an    ac- 
cuser. 

Ciood  deeds  are  better  than  good  creeds. 
Cling  steadfastlv  to  that  wliich  is  uood. 


Hi-  who  closes  his  eyes  to  hmeficcnce,  is  equal 
to  an  idohitor. 


The  good  actions  which  \vc  i)orrorni  in  this 
world,  tuke  shape  and  meet  us  in  the  world 
to  come.  :/, 

Hasten  to  perform  the  slightest  good  deed. 
^- 

Even  he  who  lives  upon  charit}'  should  practice 
henevolence. 

The  true  benefactor  searches  out  the  i)oor. 

Be  always  ready  to  })erform  an  act  that  will  be 
pleasing  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord. 

The  practice  of  beneficence  will  assure  the  main- 
tenance of  one's  possessions. 

Like  the  tree,  man  is  known  by  his  fruit. 

Those  who  perform  one  precept  in  this  world, 
will  find  it  recorded  to  their  credit  in  the 
world  to  come. 


C  H  A  R  I  T  Y. 

Charity  is  tlie  salt  of  riches. 

To  lend  is  often  Ijctter  than  to  give,  hut  to  give 
employment  is  hetter  than  either. 

He  gives  little  who  gives  much  with  a  frown  ; 
he  gives  much  who  gives  even  little  with 
a  smile. 

Since  tlie  destruction  of  the  Temple,  alms  are 
tiu!  only  sacrifices  that  we  can  offer  at  the 
altar  of  God. 

lie  who  gives  charity   in  secret,  is  greater  than 

Moses. 

* 

The  pi'articc  of  cliai'ity  is  one  of  the  Ihrcc  chief 
virtues  of  the   Israelite. 


Kindness  is  the  highest  h)rni  of  churity 


To  him  who  hicks  nobility  of  heart,  nobility  ot 
blood  is  of  no  avail. 


CLEANLINESS, 


Cold  water,  morning  and  evening,  is  better  than 
all  cosmetics.  • 

Cleanliness  is  next  to  godliness. 


Keep  the  body  clean ;  let  thy  garments  be 
changed  daily,  for  clean  garments  honor 
the  wearer. 


10 


C  O  ]\I  M  E  R  C  E . 


All   Israelite  is  ]n"olii))ited  fruiii    deceiving  even 
an  idolater. 


Those  who  nionoi)olize  food  to  increase  its  price, 
those  who  lend  money  usuriously,  or  who 
employ  false  weights  and  measures,  wound 
tlie  honor  of  Jacoh,  and  will  l)ring  upon 
themselves  the  punishment  of  (uxl. 


If  thy   goods    sell    not   in    one   city,   take  tht-m 
to  another. 


He    who    avoids    hi w- suits,   frees    Iiimself   from 
hatred,  rohbery  and   false  swearing. 


Attend   no  auctions  il   tliou   li;ist    no   money. 


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ftlake  but  uiiu  f^ule,  and  tliuu  art  called  a, 
merchant. 

Money  belongijig  to  ()r[)lians  should  only  he 
invested  wlien  the  chance  of  gain  is  greater 
than  tlie  chance  of  loss. 


Always  l)e  honest  in  your  trading;  if  your  goods 
are  damaged,  acknowledge  it. 


The  smallest  payment  in  hand  hinds  the  trade. 

Credit  and   mutual  trust  should  he  the  founda- 
tion of  commercial  intercourse. 


Do  not  buy  stolen  goods. 


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COMPANIONS-HIP. 

A    myrtle    remains    fragrant    thongh    it    grows 
among  thorns. 

it; 

Associate  not  with  the  wicked  man,  even  if  thou 
canst  learn  from  him. 

A  man  without  a  i)ro[)er  comi)anit)n  is  like  the 
left  hand  without  the  right. 

■•k       * 
If  you  toucli  i)itch  it  will  stick  to  your  fingers; 
so,  if  you  associate    with  evil  companions, 
you  will  ac(|uirc  tiieir  vices. 

Kec))  at  a  distance   from   a   l)ad    neighbor,    and 
associate  not  wilii  a  wicked  man. 

•A- 

If  I  am  111)1    for   myself,  who  is  for  me?     And   if 
I  am  for  myself  ( oiil\- ),  what  am  I  ? 


lie  who  mixes  with  tli(3  unclean,  Ix'comes  un- 
clean liiinself,  he  whose  associations  are 
pure,  hecomes  more  holy  each  day. 

In  communicating  your  sorrows  to  others  always 
say,  "  May  the  Lord  protect  you  from  like 
troubles." 

Be  not  moui'nful  amongst  the  joyous,  neither 
rejoice  amongst  the  mournful. 

He  who  participates  in  the  sorrows  of  a  com- 
munity, shall  likewise  receive  the  solace  of 
the  community. 

Those  that  make  the  sorrowful  rejoice,  will  ])ar- 
take  of  life  everlasting. 

Associate  with  kind-hearted  people,  and  you  will 
become  kinddiearted  voui'self. 


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C  0  N  D  U  C  T. 


A  man  may  be  known  by  tliree  things;  by  bis 
conduct  in  Imsiness,  at  tal)le,  ami  wben 
angry. 

The  ])atli  of  duty  leads  to  salvation. 

Keep  to  the  right  path  ;    go  not  to  extremes. 

Ini|)rove    tliyself,    then    endeavor    t«»    improve' 
others. 

He  who  strives  to  improve,  will  Ix;  assisted 
from  a])<)ve. 

The  en<l  does  not  iustifv  the  means. 


Night  was  created  that  thoroin  we  might  i-tonder 
over  tlie  woi'k  of  the  past  day. 


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Coiitomplatc  llnv'O  tliinii,;-',  nnd  iliou  will  not 
easily  be  led  to  sin.  Considoi-  whence  th(Mi 
comest,  whither  thou  goest,  and  ])cfore 
whom  thou  must  ultimately  nmihr  an 
account  of  thine  actions. 


Be  respectful  to  a  superior,  affable  to  an  inferior, 
and  receive  all  men  with  cheerfulness. 


I  Tow  may  a  man  obtain  greatness?    By  fidelity, 
truth,  and  inspiring  thoughts. 


Evei'y    union    for   a   divine  purpose  is  destined 
to  last. 


IG 


C;  0  X  T  E  X  T  ^[  E  N  T. 


Who  is  ricli  ?     He  wlio  is  satisfied  with  his  h^t. 


Do  not  use  unhiwful  means  to  become  rich. 


Blessed  is  tlie  man  who  trusts  in  CJod. 


lie  who  trusts  in  the   Ivord   will    never   act  dis- 
hoiiorahlv. 


Be  contented.     The  cnmel  wislied  to  liave  liorns, 
hut  ultimatclv  lost  his  ears. 


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C  R  U  E  T.  T  Y. 

Be  not  tN'raniiieal  and  cruel  toward  thy  inferiors. 

Do  not  put  a  greater  l)ur(len  ni)on  tliy  beast  tliaii 
it  can  })eai'. 


To  have  compassion  upon  animals  is  one  of  the 
laws  of  Moses. 


lie  who  has  no  mercy  upon  animals  shall  liim- 
self  sulfer  pain. 


A   man  sliould  not  huy  cattle  or  poultry  without 
first  having  hought  i'ood  for  them. 


Rather  l)e  the  ])('rsecuted    than   the  i)ersecut<n- : 
rather  hi;  the  sulfei-er  than   inllict  sullerint!:. 


D  A  :M  A  G  E . 

Remove  from  the  highway  anything  that  niiglit 
cause  damage  to  another's  property. 

Sell  nothing  tliat  could  inllict  damage. 
* 

Do  not  damage  a   public  road. 

Use  not  another's  money  for  your  own  purpose. 


Your  neighbor's  po.^^sessions  shouM  ])e  as   dear 
to  vou  as  vour  own. 


]\ran  is  always  resjjonsible  for  tlie  injuries 
caused  by  him,  wlirtlici-  inadvci'b'utly  or 
wilfnllv. 


D  E  A  T  H 


D(»:ith  is  the  luiven  of  life,  and  old    nge  is  the 
sliip  wliieh  eiitei-s  the  port. 

No  man  dies  hefore  his  time. 

Trust  not  thyself  until  the  day  of  thy  death. 

Death  relieves  man  of  all  pain  and  sorrow. 


Do  not  speak  ill  of  the  departed,  l)ut  reraemher 
that  his  soul  still  lives,  tho'  his  hody  is 
dead. 

■t-       -k 

It  is  our  duty  to  comply  with  the  last  wishes  of 
a  dying  person. 


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To  not  attempt  to  ilispiite  n  man's  last  will  and 
testament. 


II<»  who  follows  olluM's  to  the  grave,  ]ierforms  a 
(Intv. 


In  onler  to  he  able  to  distinguish  one  gi'nve  from 
another,  erect  a  tond)Stone. 


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D  E  C  E  I  T. 

He  who  deceives  his  iieighhur  would  also  deceive 
his  God. 

He  who  talks  deceitfully  is  despised  hy  the  Lord. 

Under  no  consideration  lead  men  astray. 

The  thief's  end  is  the  gallows. 

There  is  no  greater  villain  than  he   who    takes 
away  the  earnings  of  the  poor. 

A  lie  has  not  a  leg  to  stand  upon. 

%       * 

When  a  liar  speaks  the  truth,  he  finds  his  pun- 
ishment in  being  generally  disbelieved. 


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DISCORD. 

Kee])    I'ar    IVoin    contentious    niun,   f(jr   tliuy   are 
tlangerous.  ^ 

Dih-cord  creates  incalculable  harm. 

The  house  in  whicii  discord  reigns  will  never  be 
tirnily  established. 

One  loose  cord  loosens  man  v. 


E  N  M  I T  Y, 


One  enemy  is  one  too  man}',  a  tiiousand  friends 

are  none  too  many. 
* 

It  is  easy  to  nnUce  an   em-my,  it  is  dillicnlt  to 
inak(!  a,  fricMul. 

■•/:  * 

When   the  ox   is  down,  nianv  ai'e  the  butchers. 


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1^:  X  A  M  p  r.  K . 

Beautiful    arc    the  admonitions  of  tliose  whose 

lives  accord  with  their  teachings. 
% 

Precept  without  example  is  no  precept. 

Blessed  is  the  generation  in  which  the  old  listen 
to  the  young;  and  doubly  blessed,  is  the 
generation  in  which  the  young  listen  to 
the  old.  :^ 

The  daughter  is  as  the  mother  was. 


What  the  child  says  on  the  street,  he  has  learnt 
at  home.  ^ 

A  single  light  answers  as  well  for  a  hundred 
men  as  for  one. 

Let  every  man  watch  his  own  doings,  that  he 
may  be  an  example  to  his  fellow  -  man 
through  life. 


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F  E  r.  L  0  W  -  0  R  E  A  T  V  R  E . 

\\'hat    is   displeasing   unto    thee,   do    not    unto 

another. 

•^-    '    % 

Guard  witli  jealous  care  your  neighbor's  honor. 

% 

Let  the  honor  of  thy  nelghljor  l)e  as  dear  unto 
thee  as  thine  own. 

Whost)ever  scorns  his  neiglihor  in  puljlic,  com- 
promises his  future  ha))piaess. 

Atten][)t  not  to  comfort  tliy  neighbor  when  the 
dead  is  lying  l)efore  him. 

*    "  * 

]\lciitii>n    not   a   blnnisli   which   is   tliiiir    own,   in 
detraction  of  thy  neighbor. 

Do  not  continually  praise  your  neighl)or:    from 
})raise  you  may  turn  to  blame. 


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Rejoice   not  in   the   f;iults  of  your   neighlxir. 

Go  not  into  your  ncighl)or's  house  unannounced, 
lest  he  be  eniban-ased. 

When  your   neighbor   departs,  say,  "  Depart  in 
peace."  % 

■t-         ■!.■ 

If  your  neighbor  is  sick,  pray  for  him. 

Do  not  visit  a  poor,  side  man,  with  empty  hands. 

It  is  a  bounden  duty  to  visit  the  sick. 

Birds  of  a  feather  liock  together;    and  so  with 
man,  like  to  like. 

Do  not  separate  thyself  from  society. 

He  who  makes  himself  Ijelovcd    by  his    fellow- 
creatures,  makes  himself  acceptable  to  God. 


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F  I T.  T  A  T.     A  F  F  ]^  C  T I  0  N 


Great  is  the  child's  veneration  for  its  parents; 
equal  in  the  eye  of  the  Lord  as  the  venera- 
tion for  Himself. 


The   son   should    stand    in   the   i)resenee   of    his 
father. 


The  son  can  l)e  compelled  to  support  the  father, 
and  to  sup])ly  him  with  life's  necessities. 


Only  wIk'u  the  fatiier  attempts  to  induce  the  son 
to  commit  sin,  is  disobedience  justifiable. 


27 
F  Tv  A  T  T  E  R  Y. 


Kcc'i)  I'ar  froiu  the  llattcrur. 


The  tliitterer  is  an  al>uiiii nation  to  the  Lord. 


Let  nut   youf    ]ii).s    speak    that  whicli  is  not  in 
your  lieart. 


Love    those    who    reprove    thee,    not   tliose  who 
flatter  thee. 


The    dog    foUows    tliee    lor   the    crumbs    in   thy 
pocket. 


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F  R I  E  N  D  S  H  I  P. 


Remind  not  vour  friend  of  his  erstwhile  failings. 


Do  not  take  too  many  ffiends  into  thv  liouse. 


Three   friends    hath    a    man;    God,  his    mutiier, 
and  his  father. 


Ascend  a  step  in  choosing  a  friend. 


If  you  (iiid  a   friiMid  after  your  own   heart,  love 
him  honestly  and  truly. 


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FUTURE     LIFE    (  I  :\[  M  0  RT  A  LIT  Y  ) 


This  world  is  an  ante-chamber  to  tlie  next.     Pre- 
pare thyself  in  the  ante-chamber,  that  thon 
mayest  worthil}^  enter  the  throne-room. 
'k 

Better  one  hour's  happiness  in  the  next  Avorld, 
than  a  wliole  life  of  pleasure  in  this. 

This  world  is  a  world  of  woi'k,  the  next,  a  world 
of  recompense. 

■•k 

He  who  divorces  himself  from  the  pleasures  of 
this  world,  weds  himself  to  the  glories  of 
the  next. 

One  man  ma}-  earn  immortality  by  the  work  of 
a  few  short  years,  while  others  oarii  it  by  the 
Work  of  a  lonii  life. 


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GOD  — HOLY     LAW. 

The  consciousness  of  God's  presence  is  the  great 
teaching  of  religion. 

Know  l)efore  whom  thou  stnnde^t. 

Happy  is  he,  wlio  fears    God  while  yet   in    the 
prime  of  life. 

The  fear  of  God  is  the   talisman    which  brings 
us  wisdom  and   knowledge. 

Fear  of  God  is  the  centre  of  morality. 
* 

•A-  ^A- 

Everything  is  in  the    han<l  of  (lod,  except    the 

fear  of  God. 

■•k       * 
Wlioevcr  desecrates  God's  name  in  secret,  will 
1)('  ))nnislied  publicly. 

'I'ladition   is  a  fence  to  the  law. 


31 


'Dip  God  of  Israel  is  the  first  and  the  last,  and 
besides  Him  tliere  is  no  otlier. 

There  are  three  who  are  especially  beloved  1)}' 
God  ;  he  wlio  is  forbearing,  he  who  is  tem- 
perate, and  he  who  is  courteons. 

We  can  not  comprehend,  either  the  prosperity  of 
the  wicked,  or  the  sufTerings  of  the  righteous. 

From  beginning  to  end  God's  law  teaches 
kindness.  :{, 

Man  should  thank  God  for  the  evil  as  well  as  for 


the  good. 
Whatever  God  does  is  done  for  our  good. 


•* 
*       % 


Even  when  death  is  imminent,  man  should  not 
refrain  from  imploring  the  mercy  of  Heaven. 

The   Sabbath   is   given  to  man,  not  man  to  the 
Sa))bath. 


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G  U  I  L  T. 

If  an V  bliinie  can  be  atta(;lied  to  tlieo,  bo  tbo  first 
to  declare  it. 

'h    "  * 
lie  wlio  denies  his  guilt,  doubles  his  guilt. 

The  liar  is  worse  than  the  thief. 

lie  who  blames  others,  is  often  full  of  l)lanio 
liimself;  for  the  fault  he  s(^es  in  others,  may 
1)0  seen  in  himself. 


No  man  should  be  punished  for  speaking  harshly 
in  his  ili stress. 


lie,  through  whoso  agency  another  has  been 
falsely  |)unished,  stimds  outside  of  heaven's 
gates. 


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HOME 


Woe  to  the  children  haiiislied  from  their  father's 
table. 

Do  not  place  a  blemish  on  thine  own  flesh. 
The  humblest  man  is  ruler  in  his    own    house. 


HONESTY. 


Honest  for  a  penny  (Peruta),  honest  for  a 
pound   (Dinar). 

The  first  ({uestion  that  will  be  asked  by  the 
Heavenly  Judge,  is,  "  Have  you  always 
acted   honestly  ?  " 

He  who  is  honest  in  his  dealings,  will  have 
the  respect  of  all  i)eo])le. 


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HONOR. 


No  position  can  lionor  the  man.     It  is  the  man 
who  m.'iy  lionor  tlie  position. 


Wlio  deserveth  lionor?  Tic  who  honoreth  man- 
kind. 

He  wilt)  honoreth  the  ];i\v,  is  ])ersonally  honored 
hy  miinkind  ;  hut  he  Avho  holds  tin;  l:i\v  in 
litdit  esteem,  i-liall  he  hehl  in  li^dit  (>st(M'm 
hv  his  fellow-man. 


Who  is  Worthy  of  ii'spect  '!      lie  who  respeeteth 

liiiiisclf. 


35 
H  0  S  P I T  A  1. 1 T  Y 


r.et  tliy  house  be  ever  hos^iitably  open,  and  li't 
tlie  poor  ])(!  received  tlierein. 

■k 
■k  'k 

'J'ho  house  which  opens  not  to  the  poor  will  open 
to  the  ph3'sician. 

Hospitality  is  an  expression  of  Divine  worship. 

■k 

Receive  everybody  in  kindness,  and  you  will  be 
honored  and  respected. 

Thy  dwelling  should  ])e  a  place  of  gathering  for 
wise  people.  ^^ 

'k  ^ 

The  table  at  which    strangers   eat,   becomes  an 
altar.  ,^ 

=k  -k 

If    you    intend    to    entertain    twenty    i)ersons, 
always  ])rcpare  for  twenty-five. 

During  eating  hours,  open  your  doors,  that  the 
needy  might  enter  and  partake. 


30 


H  r  :\[  I L I T  Y. 

Be   Jilwiiys   liumble,  for  the  end  of  the  body  is 
corruption. 

Iviitlier  1)0  thou  the  tail  among   lionp,  tlian  the 
head  among  foxes. 

The  Ijasliful  man  seldom  l)ecomes   learned, 

*       it 
He  who  seeks  fame,  oft  loses  it. 
* 

He  wlio  can    feel    ashamed    will  not  readily  do 
wrong. 


H  vrocRis  V. 


Hypocrites    should    Ix;    unmasked,    lest    Cod's 
name  he  desecrated  tlirough  them. 

Put  not  tliv  I  rust   ill   siill   waters. 


37 


If  the  tliief   no     longer  lias  an  opportunity    to 
steal,  he  pretends  to  be  honest. 

Fear  neither  the  Pharasees  not  the    Sadducees, 
fear  only  the  hypocrites. 


IDLENESS. 


He  who  passes  his  life  in  idleness,  is  the  instru- 
ment of  his  own  ruin. 

%       * 
When  the  woman  slumbers,  the  work-basket  falls 
to  the  ground. 

Sleep  in  the  morning,  wine  at  noon,  trilling 
with  children,  and  spending  time  with  the 
ignorant,  shorten  a  man's  existence. 


38 
INGRATITTDE 


Tlirow  not  stones  into  the  well  from  wiiieh  thou 
hust  quenched  th}'  thirst. 

He  who  eats  and    drinks,    hut   ))lesses    not    tlie 
Lord,  is  even  us  he  who  stealeth. 

^^^ut    not    to    iionor   the    ])hysician    until    thou 

tallest  sick. 

* 

DesjHse  not  small  favors. 


I  N  S  0  L  E  N  C  E 


If  a  man  he  insolent,  it  is  a  sign    that    lie  has 
heen  guilty  of  transgression. 

■i:  t- 

He  wlio   is   insolent    tn    his    tcaclici-,   is   as   if  he 
were  insoh'Ut   to  tln'   Kiui'. 


no 


Arrogance  is  a  kingdom  \vitii<nit  a   crown. 

Turn  a  deaf  ear   to    insult,    and    thou    wilt  not 
hear  it. 

Do  not  be  insolent. 


INSTRUCTION. 

The  fear  of  thy  instructor  should  l)e  even  as  the 
fear  of  Heaven. 

A   town    which    has    no    school,    should   be   de- 
molished. 

■t-       -t- 

Let  the  honor  of  thy  pu{)il  be  as  dear  to  thee  as 
thine  own. 

The  study  of  the  law,  that  does  not  go  hand  in 
hand  with  industrv,  is  doomed  to  failure. 


40 


He  who  instructs  a  cliiUl  is  as  great  a  benefactor 
as  the  parent ;  honor  thy  teacher  as  th_y 
parent, 

St; 

Procure  thyself   a  teacher,  that  thou  remainest 

not  in  doubt. 

^- 

Happy  the  pupil  whose  teacher  ai)proves  his 
words. 

Blessed  is  the  son  who  has  studied  with  his 
father,    and   blessed  is  the   father  who    has 

instructed  his  son. 

-y.- 
■•k        * 

Wlio  is  l)est  taught  ?  He  who  learns  from  his 
mother. 

The  hasty  man  can  not  teacli. 
■/.- 

He;  wiio  studies  and  teaches  others,  jjossesses 
treasures  and  riciies. 


41 


Tilt'  world  exists  only  ]>y  the   breath  of  scliool 
children. 

It  is  a  duty  to  commence  to  teach  the  child  as 
soon  as  it  can  talk. 


Study  is  one  of  the  three    pillars    that   support 
the  world. 


The  name  of  the  man  whose  child  has  devoted 
itself  to  science,  will  never  die. 


A  teacher  should  be  relieved  of  all  taxes,  except 
that  for  digging  and  Iniilding  a  public  well. 


It  is  the  duty  of  the  scholar  to  interest  liim- 
self  in  the  welfare  of  the  place  in  which 
he  lives. 


42 


It  is  right  that  the  wise  man  should  concern 
himself  with  the  health  and  life  of  his 
fellow-creatures. 


The  scholar  should  correct  the  wayward,  as 
well  as  ex]:)Ound  holy  writ  on  Sabhaths 
and  holy  days. 


Th(,'  learned  nian  should  judge  himself  according 
to  his  own  teaching,  and  not  do  anything 
that  he  has  forbidden  others  to  do. 


Till'  Lord  is  not  with  liim,  wlio  |)ossesses  great 
knowledge  but  has  no  sense  of  <lutv. 


He  who  is  rich,  should   support   the  learned. 


43 


The  teachci'  sliould  explain  tlio  suhjoct  under 
discussion,  and  to  this  end,  sliould  employ 
a  short  and  eliicient  method. 


The  teacher  should  rule  his   pupil  lovingly  and 
kindly. 


Teach  the  children  of  the  poor  without  compen- 
sation, and  do  not  favor  the  children  of  the 
rich. 


The  pupil  should  always  rememljer  that,  through 
the  efforts  of  the  teacher,  the  world  is  laid 
open  he  fore  him. 


Do  not  hring  ridicule  upon  your  teacher  hy 
asking  him  questions  that  you  think  he 
can  not  answer. 


44 


JUSTICE 


God    loveth  justice    and  charity  more  than  all 
sacrifices. 


The   recompense   is   proportionate  to  the  sacri- 
fice. 


Justice   is    the   guarantee    of  national    sta])ility 
and  peace. 

* 
Let  justice  pierce  through  the  mountain. 


Choose  for  the  criminal  under  sentence  of  death, 
the  least  ))ainrul  and  the  least  degrading 
mode  of  cNecutiiMi. 


45 


Woe    unto    tlie    generation    whose  judges   must 
be  judged. 

The  judge  sliouhl  despise  all  emolument. 


Two  judges    hating   each    other  can  not  sit  on 
the  same  bench. 


The  judge  should  not  take  a  bribe,  nor  should 
lie  allow  himself  to  l)e  tiattered. 


The  judge  that    turnes  the  law  in  favor  of  one 
or  tlie  other,  arbitrarily,  shall  be  despised. 


Justice  is  one  of  the  three  pillars  on  which  the 
moral  world  rests. 


4G 


K  X  0  W  L  E  D  G  1^:  —  I  G  X  0  R  A  X  ('  E . 

If  tlioii  hast  ac(|uire(l  knowledge,  what  canst 
tliou  lack  ?  If  thou  hickest  knowledge, 
wliat  eanst  thou  acquire  ? 

He  who  acriuires  knowledge,  witliout  inij)arting 
it  to  others,  is  like  -a  myrtle  in  the  desert, 
no  one  is  th(!re  to  enjoy  it. 

If  anyone  tell  thee  he  has  searched  I'or  knowl- 
edge, and  not  attained  it,  believe  him  not; 
if  he  tell  thee  he  has  attaincil  knowledge, 
without  searching  for  it,  believe  bini  not  : 
but  if  he  tell  thee  he  has  sear(du'(l  lor 
knowledge,  .'md  attained  it.  thou  mayest 
Ix'lieve   liini. 


'I'he  aim   and    object  of  learning  is    moral    per 

teetioli. 


47 


Knowledge    witliout     religion     ])lesses    not    its 

possessor. 

■■k       * 

Tionrn  first  and  pliil()so])hize  afterward, 
it 

Learn  a  little   here  and  a  little  there,  and  yon 
will  increase  in  knowledge. 

■k       ^ 
Tf  you   interrupt   your    studies    for   one   day,  it 
will  take  you  two,  to  regain  what  you  have 
lost. 

■■k 
•k  -k 

Ft   is  the    duty  of  the  student  to  greet  all  wise 
men  of  his  city. 

Ilefuse  not  to  assist  a  fellow-stud(Mit. 

■1: 

■k         ^ 

None  are  so  destitute  as  the  ignorant. 

-k  -k 

Ignorance  and  conceit  go   hand   in   hand. 


48 


A  coin  in  an  empty  vessel  rattles  loiidl}-. 

Without    knowledge   there   is   no  true  morality 
and  piety.  .^ 

The  rivalry  of  scholars  advances  science. 

Study  to-day — delay  not. 

He  who  does    not   educate    his    children,  is  his 
own,  and  his  children's  enemy. 

Distress  and    i)overty    should   not   prevent   one 
ohtaining  an  education. 

Study  in  your   youth  ;    study  in  your    old  i\in\ 

■k    ''  * 
He    tiiat   increases    not   his    knowledfi;e,    diinin- 

islies  it.  ■/,. 

*  ■k 

It  is  necessary  to  luivc  ;i  knowledge  of  the  world, 
besides  a    knowledge  of  the    Holy    Law. 


49 
LIFE. 


If  I  do  not  work    for   my    own    salvation,  wlio 
will  for  nie  ? 


The  longest  life  is  insufficient  for  the  fulfillment 
of  half  of  man's  desires. 


Life   leads  to  the  tomb,  death    to    resurrection. 


Life  is  but  a  loan  to  man,  death  is  the  creditor 
who  will  one  day  claim  it. 


Eat    when   hungry,    drink    when    thirsty,    and 
enjoy  life. 

.  * 

It  is  a  bad  sign  if  a  man  despise  his  life  ;    God 
will  hold  him  accountable. 


no 


A  man  >:lionl(I  not  wound,  mutilate,  or  casti- 
gate himself,  in  order  to  be  considered  a 
martvr. 


Self-preservation  is  a  bounden   duty. 

If  tlion  hast  the  means,  enjoy  life's  innocent 
plcasui-es. 

* 

The  l)est  i)reaclier  is  tlie  heart,  the  hest  teaclier 
is  time,  the  hest  hook  is  the  world,  tlie 
best  friend  is  God. 

The  I'niversf!  is  based  U})()n  three  things:  cdn- 
scienec,   justi(,'(^  and   pcac^e. 

Youth  is  a  wreath  of  roses. 


51 
r.  ()  A  N  s . 

Lend  to  the  poor  in  the  time  of  tlieir  need. 

■k    "    * 

Never   take   the   clothes  of  wife    or  cliihh-on  in 
payment  of  a  deht. 


If  you  have  taken  of  a  man  liis  plow  or  his 
pillow  for  d('l)t,  rfiturn  his  plow  in  the 
morning  and  his  pillow  at    night. 


The  possessions  of  a  widow,  wliether  she  be 
rich  oi'  ])oor,  should  not  1)0  ta,ken  in 
pawn. 


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L  0  ^^  E . 


When  love  is  intense,  both  find  room  enough 
on  one  liencli ;  afterward  tliey  may  find 
themselves  cramped  in  sixty  cubits. 

Love  without  rebuke  is  no  love. 

Love  inspired  by  unworthy  motives,  dies  out 
when  those  motives  disappear,  but  love 
without  such  motives,  never  fades. 


MARRIAGE. 


It  is  man's    duty  to  take    unto   himself  a  wife. 

Choose  a  wife  of  your  own  station  and  ;ige,  and 
thus  ;i\()id   discord   ;nid   stiif'. 


Be  careful  in  the  choice  of  a  wife,  ami  examine 
your  heart  well  ere  you  marry. 

Whoever  marries  a  virtuous  Avoman,  is  blessed 
by  the  Lord. 

He  who  breaks  his  marriage  vow,  must  expect 
his  wife  to  do  the  same,  sooner  or  later. 

The  wife  should  not  upbraid  the  husband  in  the 
presence  of  their  children. 

The   wife   must    help    the    husband    by    doing 
housework. 

The  wife  should  never  indulge  in  idleness. 

It  is    the  duty  of  the   wife    to    nurse   the   child 
hersel  f. 


54 


Honor  your  wife  aiul  you  will  prosper. 

He  wlio  luves  liis  wife  as  himself,  and  respeets 
her  above  all  others,  will  have  peace  in 
his  household. 

If  thy  wife  he  short,  stoop  down  to  her  and 
speak. 

He  who    has    no    wife,  is  not  a  complete    man. 

He  who  is  unmarried,  lives  without  hai)piness, 
without  religion,  without  blessing. 

-y-       * 
Descend  a  step  in  choosing  thy   wife. 
* 

■■I:  -1: 

All  llic  blessings  of  a  household  come  thi-ough 
till'  wife,  therefore  should  tlir  liushaud 
honor  her. 


ij.) 


Men  should  be  ciireful  le.st  tliey  cuuse  women 
to  weep,  for  God  eonnts  their  teiirs. 

A  woman's  death  is  felt  by  nobody,  as  by  her 
husband. 

The  cliildren  of  a  man  wlio  marries  for  money 
will  jn'ove  a  curse  to  him. 

It  is  a  man's  duty  to  honor  his  wife's  parents, 
as  kis  own. 

Love  your  wife  truly  and  faithfull}-,  and  do  not 
compel  her  to  do  hard  work. 

Man  is  born  to  work,  hence  it  is  his  bonnden 
duty  to  support  his  wife  ajid  family,  and 
not  depend  upon  otliers. 


56 
M  E  R  C  V. 

To  deserve  mercy,  practice  mercy. 


The    mercy    we   to    others    show,    Heaven    will 
show  to  us. 


He  who    has  compassion  on  his   fellow-man,  is 
accounted  of  the  offspring  of  Abraham. 


He    who   wishes   to    l)e    forgiven,    must    forgive 
others. 


H;itic(]   is  sinful,  parchni   is  sweet. 


M  ODER  A  T I  0  N  . 


Be  moderate  in  all  things. 

When  Satan    can    not   come    himself,    he  sends 
wine  as  a  messenger. 

The  horse  fed  too  freely  with  oats  oft  becomes 
unruly. 

Drink   not   to  excess,  and  thou  wilt  not  be  led 
into  sin. 

Eat  and    drink  to  live.      Live    not   to    eat   and 
drink  ;    for  thus  do  the  beasts. 

Do  not  waste  3'our  money  in  luxuries. 

The  sensible  man  drinks  only  when  he  is  thirsty. 


58 
MODES  T  Y. 


They  who  are  modest  will  not  easily  sin. 


Who    is    modest  ?     He    whose   condnct    in    the 
dark  is  the  same  as  in  the  light. 


Be  humble  before  all  men. 


Modesty  prevents  discord. 


Be  as  lle.Ki))le    as    a   reed    and    not    as    hard    as 
a  cedar. 


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OATHS  — VOWS. 


Good  men  ])roniise  little  and  do  much  ;  Avicked 
men  promise   much    and    perform    nothing. 

Do  not  accustom  yourself  to  use  oaths;  or 
you  will  he  led  to  ])ei'jury. 

Swear  not,  even  to  the  truth,  unless  the  court 
compels  you  to  do  so. 

The  world  trembles  at  the  sentence :  "  Thou 
shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain." 

The  sin  of  perjury  is  great. 

The  punishment  of  perjury  falls  not  only  upon 
the  sinner,  but  upon  the  family  of  the  one 
who  sins. 


60 


He  wlio  allows  his  neighbor  to  perjure  himself 
will  lose  his  possessions. 

To  act  contrary  to  a  given  promise,  is  a  grave 
breach  of  trust. 


OLD    AGE  — YOUTH. 

No  one  can  be  accounted  venerable,  unless  his 

old  age  has  purchased  wisdom. 
■■k 

Happy  is  the  old  age  that  atones  for  the  folly 
of  youth  !  But  happier  still  tlie  youth  for 
which  old  age  needs  not  to  blush. 

He  who  asks  advice  of  tlu;  bearded,  will  seldom 

fail  ill  wiiat  he  undertakes. 
* 

8ome  are  old  in  their  youth,  otliers  young  in 
their  old  age. 


Gl 
P  A  R  E  N  T  A  T.     D  U  T I E  S , 


Do  not  spoil    the   child  hy  allowing  it  to  have 
its  own  wav. 


Treat  young  children  carefully.  Do  not  threaten 
tliem  with  punishment  unless  you  mean  to 
inflict  it. 

Do  not  inflict  corporal  punislanent  on  grown-up 
children. 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  father  to  support  his  sons 
and  daughters,  until  they  are  thirteen  years 
old,  at  least. 

To  give  one's  daughter  in  marriage  to  an  igno- 
ramus, is  like  throwing  lier  before  lions. 


P  A  S  S  T  O  X . 


Passion  is  at  first  as  slender  as  a  spider's  web ; 
l)ut  in  the  end.  it  becomes  like  a  thick 
cable. 


Who    is    a    hero?      He    who     controlleth    his 
passions. 

Pie  that    forges  arrows,  may  one  day  ho  killc(l 
by  one  of  his  own  arrows. 


Envy,    lust    ;ind    aniliition    tak<!    nidi    iVoiii    tiic 
world. 


PATRIOTISM, 


Pray  to  heaven  for  the  prosperity  of  tlie  govern- 
ment, for  hy  hulifferencc  to  its  welfare,  we 
cause  anarchy  and  disorder  to  reign. 


If  there  ho  no  law,  there  can  he  no  civilization. 


Follow   the   custom    of    the    conntiy    in    which 
vou  dwell. 


The  Law  of  the  countrv  is  bindin< 


He  who  revolts  against  the  government,  com- 
mits as  great  a  sin  as  if  he  revolted 
against   God. 


()4 
PEACE, 


Be    a    disciple    of    Aaron,    loving     peace,    and 

pursuing  peace, 

* 

Be   the    first   to    hold    out   the    hand    of    peace. 
* 

Where  there  is  no  peace  nothing  flourishes. 
Sow    peace  nt  home;    scatter  its  fruits    abroad. 

Peace  is  the  wisp  of  straw  that  hinds  the  sheaf 

of  blessings. 

* 

■■k  f: 

The  Bible  was  given  to  establish  peace. 

* 
*       -•* 

He    who    maketh   peace   between    strivers,   will 

inherit  (,'ternal  life. 
* 

When;  peace  is,  there,  also,  is  liappiness. 


i).") 


vox  K  R  T  ^^  —  P  K  N  V  R  Y 


Be    mindful    of    the    children   of  the   poor,    for 
learnin";    conies    from    them. 


Healthy   povert}'   is    oi)ulence,    compared    with 
ailing  wealth. 


Poverty    sits   as    gracefully    upon    some    people 
as  a  red  saddle  upon  a  white  horse. 
* 

The  Eternal  is  the  advocate  of  the  poor. 

*    '"   --k 
Tlie  birds  of  the  air  despise  a  miser. 

A  miser  is  as  wicked  as  an  idolator. 


m 


r  R  A  Y  E  Fv 


Prayer  without  devotion  is  like  a  body  without 
breath. 

When  tlie  gates  of  ]M-ayer  are  closed,  the  gates 
of  repenteneo  are  yet  open. 

Better   little    ])rayer    with  dovotion.   than   mueh 
without  devotion. 

-A  ^ 

The  value  of  the   words  uttered    with    the   lips, 
is  determined  by  tlic  devotion  of  the  heart. 

lie  who  prays  for  others,  will  be  heard   favora- 
bly  when   he  pravs  for  himself. 

-*    '■  -k 
Look   not  U])on  thy  prayers  as   on    a    task  ;    let 
thy  supplication   be  sincere. 


07 


It   is   tlu'   iluU'   of  ovprv    Tsmoliin    to    prny    for 
tl)e  idolator. 

It    is    more    i)ro(it;il)lo    to    pray    tlmii    to    hring 
sacrifices. 

Cleanse  your  heart  before  praying. 
*       -it 

Always   pray    with    hinnility,    and   with  a  clear 
conscience. 


Before  praying,  give  alms  to  the  poor. 

Player  is  one  of  the  three  things  on  which  the 
world  rests. 

Blessed  are  the  women  who  send  their  children 
to  the  house  of  ])r;iyer. 


68 


P  K  I  D  E  —  H  A  T  G  H  T I  N  E  S  S . 

The  Messiali  will    not   come    until    haughtiness 
shall  have  ceased  among  men. 

The  jiroud  m;in  is  distasteful  even  to  his  nearest 
relatives.  ^ 

Pride  ](>ads  to  the  destruction  of  man. 

Haughtiness  indicates  poverty  of  mind. 

The  proud    man    suiters  torments,    the    nnulcst, 
exi)eriences  hliss. 

Pride  is  a  sign  of  ignorance. 

lie  who  hardens  his  heart    with    pride,    softens 
his  hi-ain  with  tlie  same. 

•A- 
■•/:  -*  . 

The  prayers  of  the  pi-oml  arc  nevei-  heard. 

■■/.■   "   v- 
Despise  nolxxly,  and  you   will   not   he  df'Sj)is(Ml. 


69 

PUBLIC   opixrox. 

The  voice  of  the  peoi)le  is  as  the  voice  of  God. 
Despise  not  {juIjHc  o))iiiion. 


Whosoever  is  loved  l)y  mankind,  is  also  loved 
])y  the  Supreme,  hut  whosoever  is  not 
loved  by  mankind,  is  not  loved  by  the 
Supreme. 

Sacrifice  thy  will  for  others,  that  they  may  l^e 
disposed  to  sacrifice  their  will  for  thee. 


He  wlio  fears  the  opinion  of  the  world  more 
than  his  own  conscience,  has  but  little 
self-respect. 


70 
R  E  C  0  M  P  E  N  S  E  -  R  E  \^  E  N  G  E  . 

Be  not  as  servants  who  work  for  wages,  Init 
fultill  all  your  duties  without  an  inter- 
ested  motive. 

•X- 

Man  receives  measure  lor  measure. 


The  ])hysician  who  presci'ihes  gratuitously,  gives 
a  worthless  prescrii)tion. 


As  the  jjains,  so  the    gains. 


He    who    gratilies    revenge,    destroys    liis    own 
house. 


Misery  and   remorse  art'  the  chihh'en  of  revenge 


71 
R  E  L  Ui  1  0  N . 

Religion  is  the  light  of  the  world. 
Religion  makes  the  niun. 


He  who  devotes  himself  to  the  mere  study 
of  religion,  without  engaging  in  Avorks 
of  mercy  and  love,  is  like  one  who  has  no 
God. 


Without  religion  there  can  be  no  true  morality. 


R  E  P  E  N  T  A  N  C  E 


To    him  who    repeatedly  sins,   looking    forward 
to    penitence    to    cover    his    transgression, 
repentance  will  avail  nothing. 
*       -s- 

Repentance  and  good  deeds  will  ward  oil  pun- 
ishment, .y. 

The   tears  of  true    repentance   are   not    shed  in 
vain.  ;^ 

W^hen  a  man  has  turned  away  from  sin,  reproach 
him  no  more.  :/, 

Hai)py  is  he  who  repents  betimes. 

*  -Yr 

Repent  one  day  before  thy  death. 

As    the    ocean    never    freezes,    so    the    gates    of 
repentance  never  close. 

Thcie    is    even    sonic    merit    in    a    resohition   to 
repent. 


REPROOF. 

Love  tliose  who  reprove  tliee,  and  hate  those 
who  tkitter  thee ;  foi'  reproof  may  lead  tliee 
to  eternal  life,  Hattery  to  destruction. 

Grass  dreads  the  scvthe. 


He  who  can  not  hear  one  word  of  re])roof,  will 
have  to  hear  many. 


The    love    that   shrinks    from    reproving,    is   no 
love. 

Correct  not  a  man  in  company,  for  it  will  In'ing 
the  blush  of  shame  to  his  cheek. 

Every    man    is    not    competent    to    correct    his 
neighbor. 


74 
RESIGNATION 


Blessed   is   he  who  bears  his   trials— every   one 
has  his  share. 


He  who  cheerfully  submits  to  suffering,  brings 
salvation  to  the  world. 


The    world    will    bf    judged    in    righteousness 
and  truth. 


He  who   rebels   against  God's   decree   will   lose 
his  soul's  salvation. 


AVhen  misfortune  befalls  you,  examine  your  con- 
duct, and  acknowledge  that  God's  chastise- 
ment is  just. 


/•■) 


RICHES 


It  is  not  the  amount  of  trade  tliat  makes  the 
man  poor  or  rich,  but  honest  working  and 
dealing. 


The  rich  man  does  not  know  but  that  at  some 
time  pove'-ty  will  come  to  his  children  or 
his  grandcliildren. 


The  most   worthy  crown  is  a  good    reputation. 


To  be  patient  is  to  have  much  wealth. 


76 
R  I G  H  T  E  O  i:  S  N  E  S  S . 

The  righteous  need  no  moinunent ;  their  deeds 
are  their  monument. 

When  tlie  righteous  die,  they  ma\'  be  considered 
living ;   for  their  example  lives. 

The   rigliteous    are   even    greater  in  death  than 

in  life. 

* 

The  loss  of  a  pious  man  is  a  loss  to  his  whole 
generation. 

With   the    ))ious,    God    is   strict    even    unto    a 
liair's  breadth. 

Tiie  righteous  of  all  nations  will  enjoy  eternal 

bliss. 

* 

*        -v.- 

The  pious  do  everything    frt>m    love,   and    even 
find  consolation  in  their  own  afllietions. 


/  / 


ROBBERY. 


The  thief's  end  is  the  gallows. 
*   '"  * 

There  is  no  difFerence  between  the  robbery  of  a 
Jew,  or  the  robbery  of  a  Gentile;  if  any,  to 
rob  a  Gentile  is  a  greater  sin  than  to    rob 


a  Jew. 


One    should    not    buy    of  a   woman    suspected 
of  selling   without    the    knowledge    of    her 


husband. 


-* 
*       % 


The  sin  of  robbery  can  not  be  expiated  by 
repentance,  nor  by  the  Day  of  Atonement. 

Buy  nothing  from  a  thief. 

It  is  wrong  to  receive    a   present   from  a  thief. 

,If  one  finds  a  marked  article  he  should  adver- 
tise it  publicly,  so  that  the  owner  might 
recover  it. 


78 
S  E  C  R  E  C  Y 


Thy  secret  is  thy  slave.      If  thou    let  it  loose, 
thou  becomest  its  slave. 


That  which  man  conceals  in  his  innermost 
chamber,  is  plain  and  manifest  to  the  eye 
of  (lod. 


Pry  not  into  things  that  are   beyond    thy    ken. 

Thy  friend  has  a  friend,  and  thy  friend's  friend 
has  a  friend — be  discreet. 

If  thou    Icllest  thy  secret  to  thre(>  jx'rsons,  ten 
know  it. 

■t-       * 
When  the  wine  is  in,  tlu;  secret  is  out. 


70 
S  T  L  E  X  C  E  —  Srk    Speech. 


If    silence    is   becoming    to    a    wise   man,   liow 
iniicli  more  so  to  a  fool. 


To  know    when    to    be    silent,    is    the    f-trongost 
(|iiality  in  man. 


If  a  word  spoken  in  its  place  is  worth  one 
piece  of  silver,  silenci;  in  its  jilace  is  worth 
two. 


Silence  is  the  fence  round  wisdom. 


When  two    men  (quarrel,  lie  who  is  first  silent, 
is  the  greater  gentleman. 


80 


SIX 


Habit  strips  sin  of  its  enormity. 

A  man  commits  a  sin  in  secret,  God  lirings  it 
to  light. 

Sinful  thoughts  are  even  more  dangerous  than 
sin  itself. 

Sin    begets   sin. 

Curse  the  sin,  not  the  sinner. 

-A- 

"Satan,"   and    "Evil    inclination,"  are  one  and 
the  sanK;  thing. 

The   wiser   the    man,    the    more   careful    should 
he  be  of  his  conduct. 


Ill  weeds  grow  npace  ;  neglect  is  their  gardener. 


81 
SLAVEHOLDING 


Saul  obtained  the  kingdom  because  he  con- 
sidered the  honor  of  his  slaves  equal  to 
his  own. 

* 

Slaves  should  never  be  addressed  as  such,  for 
the  name  itself  is  contemptible. 

Tho'  your  slave  be  a  Canaanite,  it  is  your  duty 
as  an  Israelite  to  treat  him  humanely,  and 
not  break  his  spirit  with  hard  work. 


It  is  your  duty  to  support    the    slave  who  was 
crippled  while  in  your  employ. 


When  your  slave  leaves  you,  give  him  as  much 
as  vou  are  able. 


82 
S  P  E  E  C  H  —  S  L  A  \  D  E  R 


A  word  is  like  milk,  which  being  once  drawn 
from  its  original  source,  can  never  be 
returned. 

Rather  allow  thyself  to  be  reviled,  than  to 
revile  others. 

Open  not  thv  month  to  speak  evil. 

He  who  changes  his  word,  saying  one  thing, 
and  doing  another,  is  even  as  one  who 
serveth  idols. 

To  slander  is  to  commit  murder. 

The   scod'cr.    the    liar,    tlu;    hypocrite,    an<l    the 

slanderer,  can  have  no  share  in  the  future 

life. 

* 

Say  little  and  do  much. 


83 


If  speech  is  wortli    one  piece  of   silver,  silence 
is  wortli   two. 

Teach  thy  tongue  to  sa_v,  "I  do  not  know." 

Man  should  always  make  use  of  pure  language. 

He  who  talks  too  much,  will  talk  sinfully. 

Be   always   sincere   in   your   "Yea"    and    your 
Nay 


(I  "vr^.T  " 


Speech  is  the  messenger  of  the  heart. 

Suffer  not  thine  ear  to  hearken  to  vain  discourse. 

Better    no   ear   at    all,    than    one    that  listeneth 
to  evil. 

It   is    even     worse    to    deceive    in    matters    of 
speech,  than  in  money  matters. 


84 
T  E  :M  P  T  A  T 1 0  X . 

The  study  of  the  Holy  Law   is   the   only  anti- 
dote against  temptation. 

The  hole  in  the  wall  invites  the  thief. 

Let  no  man  Avilfully  expose  himself  to  tempta- 
tion, -k 

Happy  is  he  who  resists  temj)tation. 


T  E  S  T I  M  0  N  Y. 

He    who   can   testify   in    favor  of  his  neighbor 
and  does  not,  is  a  transgressor. 

The  witness  should    testify  only  to  that  which 
he  has  seen  and  heard  himself. 

-Vr  •* 

He  who  testifies  falsely,  shall  he  disgraced. 


85 
T  0  L  E  R  A  N  C  J^: 


Support  the  aged  without  reference  to  religion ; 
respect  the  learned  without  reference  to  age. 


The  virtuous  of  all  nations  participate  in  eternal 
hliss. 

The  Lord  who  proclaimed  the  Law  of  Sinai  is 
the  God     of  all  nations. 


"  Before  me,"  said  the  Lord,  "  there  is  no  dif- 
ference between  Jew  and  Gentile ;  he  that 
accomplishes  good,  will  I  reward  accord- 
ingly." 

God  scattered  Israel  in  order  that  the  Gentiles 
ma}'  know  the  purity  of  .Jewish  teachings. 


86 
TRUTH. 


Truth  is  the  seal  of  God. 


Triitli  will  stand,  ])ut  falsehood  must  fall. 


Truth  is  its  own  witness. 


Truth  tells  its  own  tale. 


There    is    no    occasion    to    light   thy    lanip    at 
noontide. 


'J'ruth  is  heavy,    therefore    few  care  to  carry  it. 
* 

AIwavH  ackno\vlc(I";('  tlie  truth. 


87 
USEFULNESS. 


In   all    God's    creation,    there    is    not   a    single 
object  without  a  purpose. 


Use  thy  best  vase  to-day,  for  to-morrow  it  may, 
perchance,  be  broken. 


A  vessel  used  for  holy  purposes  should  not  be 
put  to  uses  less  sacred. 


88 


U  S  U  R  Y. 


No  Israelite  is  allowed  to  lend  usuriously  to  a 
non-Israelite. 

The    practice    of    usury    is    as    wicked    as    the 
shedding  of  blood. 
* 

The  ))ossessions  of  him  who  lends    usuriously, 
shall  sooner  or  later   decrease   and  vanish. 


The  testimony  of  a  usurer  is  not   valid   before 
the  court  of  Justice. 


The  usurer  will  have  no  share  in  an  everlasting 

life. 

* 

The  usurer    will  not  |)rosi)er. 


80 
WISDOM. 


Wisdom  increaseth  with    years;    and  so,  often, 
does  folly. 

Without  the  fear  of  God,    there  is  no  wisdom. 
Wisdom  is  a  tree,    and    active    virtue,  its  fruit. 

Be  not  only  wise  in  thy  words,  be  wise  in  thy 
deeds. 

Who  is  a  wise  man  ?     He  who  learns  from  all 
men. 

Let   thy    house    be    a  place  of  meeting   for  the 
wise,  and  eagerly  drink  in  their  words. 

It  is  a  good  sign  if  one's   body  suffers    in    the 
attempt  to  gain  wisdom. 


90 


It  is  hard  to  find  a  man  who  loves  his 
opponent ;  it  is  onh-  the  wise,  who  loves 
his  own  kind. 


Whenever   there   are   two   learned   men   in   one 
city,  there  should  be  peace   between  them. 


Those  who  are  trul}^  wise,  advance  the  peace 
of  the  world,  for  they  banish  hatred  and 
jealousy  from  their  hearts. 


Controversies    carried    on    for    the    purpose   of 
expounding  the    Law,   are   blessed  of  God 


Emulation    among    learned    men   increases   the 
stores  of  knowledge. 


WORK. 

Rather  flay  a  carcass  in  the  street  to  earn 
an  honest  livelihood,  than  say,  "  I  am  a 
respectable  man,  and  such  employment 
is  beneath  my  dignity." 

The  tradesman  at  his  work  is  the  equal  of  the 
most  learned  doctor. 

He  ^Yho  lives  by  tlie  work  of  his  hands,  enjoys 
life. 

The  Eternal  did  not  allow  his  glory  to  shine 
over  the  Israelites,  until  they  became  pro- 
ductive workers. 

Work  is  more  pleasant  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 
than  the  merits  of  our  fathers. 


02 


Great  is  the  power  of  work,  for  it  supports,  as 
w^ell  as  honors,  hiiu  who  practises  it. 


The  man  who   has  a  handicraft   may   be   com- 
pared to  a  vineyard  surrounded  by  a  fence. 

The   famine   lasted   seven   years,   but  it  passed 
by  the  door  of  the  worker. 

He  who   helps   himself  will  be  heli)ed  by  God. 

Great  is  lal)or — it  honors  the  laborer. 

He  who  does    not   teach   his  son  a  trade,  is  as 
if  he  teaches  him  to  thieve. 

lie  who  attempts  too  much,  does  little. 


93 


Say    not,   "  I   will   do    nothing,"   becanse   thou 
canst  not  do  everything. 

The  day  is  short,  but  the  labor  is  great. 

Love   thy    work. 

■•k 

Bad    servants    ask    permission    after    the    thing 
is   done. 

Victuals     prepared    by    many    cook^,    will    be 
neither  cold  nor  hot. 

It  is  well   to   add   a   trade   to   your   studies,  if 
you  would  be  free  from  sin. 

The  sun  will  set  without  thy  assistance. 

Every  man  has  his  opportunity. 


94 
WORK^EAN. 


If  you  are  a  day  laborer,  fulfill  your  duty  faith- 
fully, and  thereby  please  your  employer. 

Do    not  interrupt  your  work  in  order   to    greet 
a  passer-by. 

The  laborer  is  allowed    to   shorten  his  prayers. 


You  arc  forbidden  to  look   longingly  ui)on  the 
grapes  when  you  are  working  at  the  dates. 

The    Inborer   is    forbidden    to    eat    more    of  the 
■9 

fruit  than  is  necessary  to  stay  his  hunger. 

Do    not   hold    back    the    wages    of    tlic    laborer 
after  his  work  is  done. 


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